Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-11-04

Jim had got the ole squire to come fer his
side. He nigh laughed hisself into a fit
about it all, an if he'd er stayed thar
might have been some sense to it at the
end. But jest as Cowper wus gittin'
!! ready ter open court yur come er niger
galloplng up. ole marster, ole marster,
de bees is er swarmin'. Miss Sophy say
come home, an off he posted, fer he'd
leave his own funeral do bleeve ter hive
er swarm.
'Jim looked pretty blank when the ole
Teller went off with SIGH er straight coat
tail, an wanted ter put off the trial, fer,
besides this, Job Potter, that he depended
on ter show that the dog wus er faar
angel with legs an er tail, wus 'flicted
with biles, an had writ ter Squire Cowper:
I got your supeny two the trial I wood
a come eff Good rode.' But that didn't
suit Cowper.
"Fact is, he wus so busy smirkin' at
Bets an dodgin' the wilder, he didn't
have the sense of er horse fly, fer he'd
buried his wife jes' three weeks before
an the widerwer wus comm on him
pretty bad So he opened cote-after er
fashion. Bill Hines wanted ter swar his
self ter save coats, but Jack Weems
stopped that; an arter they'd hunted up
er Testament-Cowper would'n fetch out
his big bible fer fear Bets ID read how fur
back he wus married fust-they' d all done
thar SWARM. Bill ter the cussin'; Jim
ter his dogs peaceableness; the widder ter
her turnip greens, and Bets ter her Cos
Inns. Then they all talked ter once fer er
spell. Cowper sot with his head down,
like er sheep KILN dog, pertendin' ter
look up the law in the case.
cat last he sorter Strengthened up an
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Bill for the cussin 500. so and costs. Bill
was to pay Jim $40 for his dog, seem he
was genuine bench legged flee, with no
let go about him. The bull mus spen the
summer in er lot with er ten rail stake an
rider fence; an Bill must pay Bets for her
goslins outen the. balance er Jim's fine I
do really think the critter tried ter split
the difference amongst UNI as even as he
could, to sorter satisfy all hands, but he
wus mistaken. Bill swore he'd be hanged
if he paid for any deg or goslins either.
Bets busted out a-cryin'. oh, Jack, we
ca-an't marry twe1l Christmas The
wilder whimpered that she didn't see
what them as had poor orphan children
was ter do. They hadn't no friends, and
if that there bull weren't ordered shot she
couldn't neither go to meetin' nor gather
blackberries the whole summer.
HJim? Oh, well! He didn't say
nothin' at first; he was so mad he couldn't,
but arter while he marches up ter Jack,
an ses zee, Mr. Weems, you seem ter be
the ingine of this yere machine. Will
you please tell me if it's right an lawful
for his honor q Squire Hines, ter be
both plaintive, jedge, an attorney all his
his own self? Pears ter me like I amt
got no show at all want Ell repeal, AN
will you tell me how ter git it?'
Easy enough ses Jack, mighty
short-ye see he was sick an 'shamed er
the whole thing-jest make oath that you
can't git justice on 'cownt er personal
bias, an take the whole thing ter circuit
court
"EI'll do that with as good er grace as
ever l eat er watermillion, Jim said,
sorter snortin'. You fix the papers, an
thar she goes, eff it takes all next year. I
lacks er heap er bein' satisfied, / tell YOU
"'Me too, an Me too, ses Bill an the
widow, while Bets cried harder'n ever,
though ole Cowper was a-beggin' her ter
an'-feathers quilt they wus a-makin'.
can then the hull thing busted up in
general row, an thar's two 'peals an er re-
plevin' suit, an who knows whut else, ter
make money an fun fer you lawyers these
mex five years. Yes, sir, Poverty row
pritty well owns the county, but it's
mostly because we're fools enough ter let
We, an 'lect such bigger fools as Bill
Hines ter office. But that's er case an
no mistake; an hope, jedge, you're on
my side. ''-"S. M. A c." in New York
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